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Samond Bishara hails from Deaf family in California.  He has been with VRS Interpreting Institute since 2010 as a faculty.  He is certified as a deaf interpreter since 2016 and has worked as freelance and deaf video interpreter.  His hobby is making a sushi. Back to Schedule Overview To Conference Home

Stephanie Mathis, a Southern California native, is the executive director of Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf (SLCAD) in Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked for SLCAD for 10 years and enjoys working with people who are passionate about keeping the Deaf Community safe. She graduated from Gallaudet University with a Bachelor’s degree in…

Betsy has been interpreting for 13 years.  For most of her career, she has worked primarily in higher education, but approximately three years ago started VRS interpreting at Purple Communications and rapidly grew to love the people at Purple and the nature of VRS work.  She now has the great opportunity to lead the Purple…

Jed Patton is a dynamic personality with interests in a variety of areas which allow him to bring perspective and understating to his learning environment. He currently serves as Director of the Salt Lake City Sorenson Communication VRS center. While raising a brood of children, and with the support of his spouse, Jed has completed…

Originally from Brazil, where she holds a B.S. in Physical Therapy and completed a residency in Oncology. She just completed her M.s. in Health Promotion and Education from the University of Utah, where she works as a Clinical Research Coordinator. She first heard of the Resilience Model during the first year of her Master’s program….

Pamela Mower was born deaf and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned her degrees (Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies) and (Master of Science in Administration and Supervision) from Gallaudet University. She has 15 years of experience working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing job seekers, educating employers on accommodations for the…